WARLIKE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WARLIKE?

Need another word that means the same as “warlike”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “warlike” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Warlike” are: hawkish, militant, martial, aggressive, belligerent, warmongering, warring, bellicose, pugnacious, combative, bloodthirsty, jingoistic

Warlike as an Adjective

Definitions of "Warlike" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “warlike” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of plans, preparations, or munitions) directed towards or prepared for war.
• Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies.
• Suggesting war or military life.
• Disposed towards or threatening war; hostile.

Synonyms of "Warlike" as an adjective (12 Words)

aggressive	Behaving or done in a determined and forceful way. An aggressive basketball player.
bellicose	Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. A mood of bellicose jingoism.
belligerent	Engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law. A belligerent tone.
bloodthirsty	(of a story or film) containing or depicting much violence. A bloodthirsty dictator.
combative	Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. A combative impulse.
hawkish	Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies. The administration s hawkish stance.
jingoistic	Characterized by extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy. Jingoistic propaganda.
martial	Relating to fighting or war. Martial law.
militant	Engaged in war. Militant nations.
pugnacious	Ready and able to resort to force or violence. Pugnacious spirits lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance.
warmongering	Encouraging or advocating aggression towards other countries or groups. A nation controlled by a bloodthirsty warmongering madman.
warring	(of two or more people or groups) in conflict with each other. A warring couple.

Usage Examples of "Warlike" as an adjective

• Warlike preparations could be made quickly.
• Warlike policies.
• A warlike clan.

Associations of "Warlike" (30 Words)

activism	A policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal. Growing activism on the abortion issue.
activist	Advocating or engaged in activism. Police arrested three activists.
aggressive	Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression. Aggressive acts against another country.
argumentative	Given to or characterized by argument. An argumentative child.
barbaric	Uncivilized and uncultured. Barbaric practices.
bellicose	Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. Bellicose young officers.
belligerent	A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law. The mood at the meeting was belligerent.
combatant	A person engaged in conflict or competition with another. All the combatant armies went to war with machine guns.
combative	Striving to overcome in argument. A combative impulse.
competitive	Involving competition or competitiveness. A competitive sport.
confrontational	Of or relating to confrontation. He distanced himself from the confrontational approach adopted by his predecessor.
crossfire	Gunfire from two or more directions passing through the same area. The sponsors are caught in the crossfire of the battle between the world champion and his team boss.
disarm	Take away the weapons from; render harmless. A well executed disarm.
ferocious	Very great; extreme. A ferocious beast.
fighter	A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air. World War II fighter planes.
furious	Extremely angry. A furious scowl.
hostile	Troops belonging to the enemy’s military forces. The brewery fought off a hostile takeover bid last year.
hostility	A state of deep-seated ill-will. Their hostility to all outsiders.
martial	Relating to fighting or war. Martial bravery.
menacing	Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening. His tone became menacing.
militant	A militant reformer. The army are in conflict with militant groups.
military	Characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military. Their military is the largest in the region.
pugnacious	Ready and able to resort to force or violence. Pugnacious spirits lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance.
reckless	Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences-Macaulay. Became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans.
repel	Be repellent to cause aversion in. Repel the enemy.
savage	(of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled. A savage attack on the government.
truculent	Defiantly aggressive. A truculent speech against the new government.
war	A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply. Conflicting emotions warred within her.
warring	Engaged in war. Belligerent or warring nations.
warrior	(especially in former times) a brave or experienced soldier or fighter. The warrior heroes of ancient Greece.